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US troops launch massive operation in Afghanistan

The United States on Thursday launched a major operation against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, according to military officials.The operation comes in the wake of a similar operation by British troops last week, and is the largest since the US moved additional troops to the strife-torn country earlier this year.Operation Khanjar -- 'strike of the sword' involves 4,000 US troops, mostly Marines, and 650 soldiers from Afghanistan as well as the police.